Renal pathophysiology
Subtitle: the essentials
By: Helmut G. Rennke, Bradley M. Denker.
Contributors: Denker, Bradley M.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780781799959
Subjects: Kidneys -- Pathophysiology; Kidney Diseases -- physiopathology; Kidney -- physiopathology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Review of renal physiology; title: Regulation of salt and water balance; title: Disorders of water balance : hyponatremia, hypernatremia, and polyuria; title: Edematous states and the use of diuretics; title: Acid-base physiology and metabolic alkalosis; title: Metabolic acidosis; title: Disorders of potassium balance; title: Urinalysis and approach to the patient with renal disease; title: Pathogenesis of major glomerular and vascular diseases; title: Tubulointerstitial diseases; title: Acute renal failure; title: Progression of chronic renal failure; title: Signs and symptoms of chronic renal failure.